Sentences with phrase «to spread fake news»

Those users may then participate in spreading fake news or misinformation by sharing it on their timeline, in which case the advertising is no longer necessary.

This finding indicates that humans, rather than bots, are primarily to blame for spreading fake news on the platform.

Under the measures proposed by the Indian government, anyone would be able to file a complaint against a journalist or organization suspected of spreading fake news.

It's like spreading fake news on social media these days, please post a little responsibly on forums.

When accusations were flying at Facebook for allegedly helping spread fake news about the 2016 US election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded by saying the idea that Facebook had any serious impact on the election was a «crazy» one.

And there's a lot of hard work that we need to do to make it harder for nation - states like Russia to do election interference, to make it so that trolls and other folks can't spread fake news, but we can get in front of this.

The Cambridge Analytica brouhaha comes as Facebook is still dealing with the fallout from its role in helping spread fake news and propaganda by Russian trolls, an idea Zuckerberg scoffed at two years ago — even calling it «crazy.»

It was just earlier this week that Google and Facebook were criticized for spreading fake news in the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, even though both companies vowed many months ago to...

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April 30, 2018 • Danish citizen Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman was charged with spreading fake news after he posted a video to YouTube accusing police in Kuala Lumpur of a slow response to a shooting.

The objective was still the same though: to buy cheap, force the coin to pump (now by spreading fake news about partnerships and other bullish signals) and then dumping at the top.

The 13 Russians charged are all connected to the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a Russian «troll factory» accused of spreading fake news stories through US social media.

Last year, May publicly pointed the finger at Russia, accusing it of spreading fake news online and weaponising misinformation.

This Russian propaganda outfit was one of the groups identified in a recent Justice Department indictment alleging the Kremlin's role in spreading fake news through popular social media services to increase division among Americans and interfere with the 2016 presidential elections.

Humans spread fake news.

According to muckraker Upton Sinclair, syndicated «news» banked on this and knowingly spread fake news on behalf of the powerful interests that bought ads in their periodicals.

Summer Davis, 35, a writer and blogger from Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., says she has family members who regularly spread fake news.

«It's not surprising, but a lot of people spread fake news.

But companies that spread fake news against their competitors ultimately experience the brunt of negative publicity and reputational damage.

Google and Facebook are not the only ones spreading fake news these days.

And while that looks like a tighter angle to approach the problem of malicious and politically divisive disinformation campaigns, it's also clear that a state like Russia has not stopped spreading fake news just because a particular target country's election is over.

Activities like threats of violence, sexual grooming of children and spreading fake news shine a spotlight on Facebook's role as a publisher rather than a passive utility.

Facebook earlier this week said that has taken down hundreds of accounts and pages linked to the Internet Research Agency, an Russian organization suspected of running a «troll factory» which spreads fake news on social media.

Google Home seems to have been up to no good, spreading fake news over the weekend.

This shows how the issue of spreading fake news goes beyond social media giant Facebook — a platform that has been accused of leading the way when it comes to spreading rumors and fake news.

Malaysia passed a new law today that would punish citizens on social media or those working at a digital publication for spreading fake news with a 500,000 ringgit ($ 123,000) fine and a possible a prison sentence of up to six years.

In a statement, the Guild said that the decision on what was «fake news» and what wasn't could not be left to governments since the government was often charged with spreading fake news itself.

4 April 2018 A site known for spreading fake news about the deaths of prominent musicians is at it again.

There's a lot of hard work that we need to do to make it harder for nation - states like Russia to do election interference, to make it so that trolls and other folks can't spread fake news, but we can get in front of this.

The furor over Cambridge Analytica, the data mining firm accused of stealing Facebook data, follows a bad year in which Facebook acknowledged helping spread fake news and propaganda from Russian agents.

Aside from all the silliness about counter-campaigns being run by disgruntled DC fanboys, and haters trying to spread fake news stories about racial assaults at screenings, it's fair to say that Black Panther has gone down an absolute storm.

Last November UK prime minister Theresa May publicly accused Russia of seeking to meddle in elections by weaponizing information and spreading fake news online.

Painting Cambridge Analytica as the villain is an attempt to get Facebook off the hook for its ongoing role in everything from other invasions of privacy (more about that in a moment) to the ongoing complaints about its role in spreading fake news in the 2016 election.

«I also ask the media to stop spreading fake news; I'll leave this matter to Kapolda Bali,» Luhut added.

There were some sites created for the sole purpose of spreading Fake News on Facebook and these pieces went viral over and over again.

There were some sites created for the sole purpose of spreading Fake News on Facebook and these pieces went viral over and over again.

Some U.S. lawmakers, increasingly alarmed about evidence that hackers used the internet to spread fake news and otherwise influence last year's election, have been pushing for more information about social networks in particular.

The IRA and other Russian - linked entities were also alleged by the DOJ to have spread fake news and misleading online advertising on social networks like Facebook (fb) and Twitter (twtr).

In the wake of the 2016 election and reports that Russian - linked actors hijacked Facebook's service to spread fake news and other propaganda, the company has been stepping up efforts to police content on the service.

The charges took specific aim at the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a notorious Russian «troll factory» which focused on sowing political discord during the 2016 election by using internet bots to spread fake news and pro-Donald Trump propaganda on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms.

At this time, there is no suggestion that Milner or his companies were tied to Russia's involvement in spreading fake news on the social media platforms during the 2016 presidential election.

In addition to spreading fake news, Russian Facebook accounts went one step further by organizing events, rallies, and protests, some of which galvanized dozens of people.

The cross-party group spent more than an hour attacking YouTube and Google for its role in spreading fake news, contributing to the decline of journalism, and on its spending on removing abusive or misleading content.

But just as Facebook is having to confront criticism about the network's complicity in spreading fake news — news that may have affected the election of Donald Trump as president — Twitter is having to backtrack from its commitment to unrestricted free speech.

In addition to creating fake Facebook accounts used to spread fake news and propaganda, Russians also spent $ 100,000 to purchase more than 3,000 ads meant to promote outsider candidates and exploit racial tensions.

The third was to amplify the propaganda value of the leaked emails with a disinformation campaign waged predominantly on Facebook and Twitter, in an effort to use automated bots to spread fake news and pro-Trump agitprop.

Facebook also shared plans to go after Pages and domains that are responsible for spreading fake news.

Clearly Moscow's use of the platform to spread fake news and warp the 2016 elections is one problem.

• The European Commission is preparing to crack down on social media companies accused of spreading fake news.